Summary
Tarik Sturm is a seasoned software engineer in San Francisco with 15 years of experience building resilient distributed systems and cloud infrastructure, currently contributing to AWS’s IVY Intelligent Vehicle Data Platform in partnership with BlackBerry. He excels at wearing multiple hats—designing SDKs and developer experiences while building tooling to automate operational pain points and accelerate delivery. His background in game software development (BS, 3.92) and early aerospace studies give him a systems-minded approach to performance and real-time problems. Comfortable working on a shoestring, he has a track record of bootstrapping reliable services and developer workflows from the ground up. Tarik combines hands-on engineering with a curiosity for embedded and in-vehicle domains, making him adept at bridging platform, SDK, and product needs. He brings a pragmatic, automation-first mindset that surfaces efficiencies others might overlook.
15 years of coding experience
Deutsches Sprachdiplom Stufe I & II, German Language and Literature, Deutsches Sprachdiplom Stufe I & II, German Language and Literature at Deutsche Schule Washington, D.C.
Bachelor of Science (BS), Game Software Development, 3.92, Bachelor of Science (BS), Game Software Development, 3.92 at Westwood College-Online Campus
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering at University of Virginia
German, Turkish, English